Checkpoint for Thursday 4 November 2021

5:05 PM.The police union says it will be impossible to manage the Auckland's Covid boundary over summer. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said a hard perimeter is staying, and Aucklanders will have to show… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Northland tourism operators are desperately hoping the region's vaccine rates will boost enough for visitors to return this summer, with many businesses hanging on by a thread.

The northern-most part… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.A family has managed to escape unharmed after at least 20 bullets were shot at their house in the dead of night.

Police say it is a very serious case of mistaken identity - but miraculously - the… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.A state of emergency has been declared in Gisborne as heavy rain pounds the region.

Flooding has closed several roads and the sewer system is under pressure. Some residents of Sponge Bay have… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6280220218001 Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Auckland hairdressers are desperate for some reassurance on when they can re-open and clarity on what the new traffic light system will mean for salons.

Eleven weeks out of action is taking its toll… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Primary school students stuck in level 3 are still waiting to hear if they'll make it back into an actual classroom this year.

In the meantime remote learning is continuing. Ministry of Education… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.It's feared people might unwittingly be sharing apartment buildings with isolating Covid-19 cases.

Building managers are asking for better communication from health authorities, so they can keep… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.A New Zealand couple have been given the opportunity to bring their baby son to their new home in Australia after they were facing the possibility of being separated from him until border restrictions… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Director of the University of Auckland's Centre for Supply Chain Management Tava Olsen told Checkpoint a system for Auckland travellers to cross the border in the summer holidays would be "doable" if… Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.Auckland councillors are divided over proposed new rules that would make it easier to build houses in the city.

In a rare show of bipartisanship, National and Labour co-operated on the new RMA bill.

6:18 PM.Wellington City Council is split again as it tries to solve cycleway issues in Island Bay.

The 1.7km cycleway has been riddled with controversary and changing plans since the cycleway was developed… Read more Video, Audio